Yamagata

Coordinates: 38°15′19.5″N 140°20′22.6″E / 38.255417°N 140.339611°E / 38.255417; 140.339611
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Yamagata
山形
山形市 · Yamagata City
Flag of Yamagata
Official seal of Yamagata
Location of Yamagata in Yamagata Prefecture
Location of Yamagata in Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata is located in Japan
Yamagata
Yamagata
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 38°15′19.5″N 140°20′22.6″E / 38.255417°N 140.339611°E / 38.255417; 140.339611
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureYamagata Prefecture
Government
 • MayorAkio Ichikawa
Area
 • Total381.34 km2 (147.24 sq mi)
Population
 (July 1, 2011)
 • Total253,951
 • Density665.94/km2 (1,724.8/sq mi)
Symbols
 • TreeJapanese Rowan
 • FlowerSafflower
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City hall address2-3-25 Hatagomachi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken
990-8540
Websitewww.city.yamagata.yamagata.jp

Yamagata (山形市, Yamagata-shi) is a city in the Tōhoku region of Japan. It is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture.[1] It is on the island of Honshu. It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.[2]

The sightseeing spot of Yamagata are the peaks of the Zaou, Rissyaku Temple and Yamagata castle. This place is site of Hanagaza festival. This festival is held in August.

Yamagata is hot in summer and cold in winter.

References[change | change source]

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamagata" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1038; "Tōhoku" at p. 970.
  2. Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research (2011), Table 3. Retrieved 2012-12-18.

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